What color is #373F39?

#373F39 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373F39?

The RGB value is 55, 63, 57: 55 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373F39?

The complementary color is #3F373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373F39 color

#373F39 rgb(55, 63, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373F39 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.7% green and 22.4% blue (55, 63, 57).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#373F39 color codes

HEX	`#373F39`
RGB	`rgb(55, 63, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, -4.73, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 5.38, 151.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.091, 4.663, 4.555)`
Decimal	`3620665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373F39, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #373F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #373F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373f39; }
.text { color: #373f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 63 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373f39, #373f3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #373F39?: #373F39 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373F39?: The RGB value is 55, 63, 57: 55 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373F39?: The complementary color is #3F373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.